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CHARLES H. PALMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNCR TO HIMSELF,

NEWTON PALMER, AND JOSEPH HEINRICH, OF THE SAME PLACE.

Letters'Patent No. 74,413, dated February 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HANGING WINDOW-SASH.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. PALMER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hanging Window-Sashes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 represents a front elevation, partlyin section, of my invention Figure 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the same, the plane of section being indicatedby the line :1: a fig. 1, the sashes being shown closed.

Figure 3 is a similar view, the sashes being swung open.

- Figure 4+ is a horizontal sectional view of the same, the plane of section being indicated by the line yy, fig.-1.

Figure 5 is a detail vertical section of a sash provided with a modification of my improvement.

Figures 6 and 7, horizontal section'al views of ,thelat'ter, the planes of section being respectively indicated by the lines 2 z and m w, fig. 5. a i

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to anew manner ofhanging window-sashes, and its object is to so arrange the hanging that the sashes can be moved up and down, as usual, and that they can be turned 'into a horizontal position, so as to open the whole window, whenever desired. The ordinary sliding sashes are very inconvenient, because by their use only half the window can be opened, so that the full amount of fresh air cannot be let in, as can be done in the folding windows. 7

My invention is intended to combine the advantages of the sliding with thoseof the folding windows, and consists in pivoting the sashes to bars that slide up and down in the casing, so that the sashes can he turned into horizontal or vertical positions, and can be moved up and down, as may be desired. Suitable packing is arranged between the sashes and sliding bars to keep the joint air and water-tight, when the window is closed,

or flanges are arranged on the sashes and sliding bars for the same purpose. I

A represents the casing of a window provided with grooves on the sides, as in ordinary sliding windows. B B are the sashes, which are as usual, but only as wide as the distance between the projectinglips of the casing, so that they can turnin the latter. C C are bars of abontthe same length as the sashes, or shorter, if desired. They are fitted into the grooves in the casing, (see fig. 3,) and are pivoted to the edges of the sashes by suitable pivots a a. Stops of suitable kind may be arranged on the bars C and sashes B, to retain the latter in the vertical or any other position. The bars C C can be provided with ropes and weights, or other suitabledevices to retain them and the sashes at any-desired height. On the edges of the s'ashes,.or on the inner sides of the bars C, or both, may be arranged leather or rubber pack-lugs b 6, fig. 4, to keep the-joints water-tight when the window is closed, as in fig.'4, or flanges c a can be arranged on the bars O 'andsashes B, as shown in figs. Sand 6. By theiruse the joints will be made water-tight, and the packing can be'dis pensed with. When the sashes are turned into a horizontal position, as in fig. 3, the-whole window is opened for the admittance and discharge of air. The pivota may also have a flange on one of its parts, so as to prevent air and water from passing through, as shown in fig. 7. By the use of the fiangesc and the flanged or cup-shaped pivot. the sash may shrink and the joints will still be tight.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,'is-

' The combination and arrangement of the'flang'ed sashes B, the disks, packings b b, flanged sliding bars C, weather-strips andpivots a, -all constructed-andoperating as described for the purp'ose specified.

CHARLES H. PALMER.

Witnesses: I

WM. F. MCNAMARA, Annx. F. Homers. 

